Councillors share plans for 2022

• Published date: 20 January 2022
• Author: Shahied Joseph shahied.joseph@inl.co.za
• Publication title: Atlantic Sun

“We have work to do for the outdoor spaces in terms of maintaining, upgrading developing public spaces that will benefit the residents as well as the tourists, so it’s a core issue for the next couple of weeks if not months,” said Ms Jowell, whose ward includes Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, Bakoven, Clifton, Foreshore, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point, Oudekraal, Robben Island, Sea Point, Signal Hill and Three Anchor Bay

Parking is a major issue in Sea Point, and most suburbs on the Atlantic seaboard, and Ms Jowell is urging residents to participate in the public process regarding requirements for public transport zones.

“The public transport parking maps included MyCiTi bus stops in 2020, which meant that the impact of the public transport parking zones was far greater and effectively removed the need for any building to have off-street parking in those areas which has a massive impact in a densely populated area like Sea Point, and I fought hard to get this halted pending public participation,” she said.

Ms Jowell says she is aware of the parking tariffs and made appeals as far back as 2019 for these to be lowered.

“I made two appeals, the first was the introduction of the 15 minutes of free parking and secondly that Regent and Main roads were split into smaller zones and the tariff varied according to the occupation levels as it is not the same across the entire length of the high street.”

Hundreds of people are living on the streets of the ward and Ms Jowell says that she will continue to challenge the City officials regarding sustainable options for the homeless.

“It’s a daily and weekly process that’s ongoing, it’s a constant process and we have to work with the City to maximise what we are doing to assist the homeless in coming off the streets,” she said.

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Last year the Atlantic Sun reported on the noisy vehicles racing in Sea Point.

“It’s not a new problem but it has increased significantly especially over the festive season and it’s not just a problem here, but all over the peninsula. We’ve had numerous meetings with the traffic department and we are going to have a meeting with political leadership, we need to do more in terms of legislation to assist the traffic department as they cannot be on every road every hour.”

Ward 77 comprises of the Bo-Kaap - Cape Town City Centre: Northeast Of Wale Street, Northwest Of Buitengracht Street, Southwest Of Shortmarket Street And Southeast Of Rose Street - District Six, Gardens, Green Point: Lions...